haggis
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(noun) A dish made of a sheep's heart, lungs, and liver, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, salt, and pepper, and boiled in a bag, usually the stomach of a sheep.'Haggis' may come the Old French 'agace,' magpie, or from the Middle English 'hagese,' which may be akin to 'haggen,' to chop.Example:"Literary types the world over honor the January 25 birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns with special haggis-and-whisky dinners, and one of the area's best is at Mad Box Brewing Company in Falls Church."
Getting Up Guide: Haggis and beer for Robert Burns
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